Cellular automaton modeling of pedestrian movement behavior on an escalator*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71473207 and 71871189), the Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Administrative Region, China (Grant No. CityU118909), and the Open Fund of Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Rail Transit Line Safety and Disaster Prevention (Grant No. RRC201701).

Yue Fu-Rong1, Chen Juan2, Ma Jian1, 5, †, Song Wei-Guo3, Lo Siu-Ming4
       

(color online) Escalator capacity when pedestrian queuing in different modes, with escalator speeds being (a) 0 m/s, (b) 0.4 m/s, and (c) 0.8 m/s.